WEBVTT MASTER, ZACK GIFFIN.THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING FORBOTH OF US.>> A NEW BEGINNING IN A NEWHOME.IRAQ WAR VETERAN PETER BANACHAND HIS DOG BRUCEY, ARE ABOUT BECOME THE PROUD OWNERS OF THISTINY HOUSE.BUILDERS SAY IT'S THE FIRST ONEVER IN FLORIDA THAT WILL BECOMPLETELY LEGAL.TINY HOUSES ARE HISTORICALLYON WHEELS.THIS HOUSE IS GOING TO BEMOUNTED TO A FOUNDATION WITH NOWHEELS.WE'LL DELIVER IT TO THE SITE,AND ATTACH IT IN ACODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.>> BANACH SAYS IT'S GOING TOCHANGE HIS LIFE.>> I GOT BLOWN UP IN 2007.AND EVER SINCE THAT I'VE BEENSTRUGGLING WITH A LOT OF ISSUEPTSD, FRACTURED VERTEBRAE ANDA SHATTERED ANKLE ARE JUST A FEWOF THOSE STRUGGLESBUT THANKS TO OPERATION TINYHOME, CORNERSTONE TINY HOMES ANDFAIRWAYS FOR WARRIORS, BANACHCAN SOON TAKE PAYING FOR HOUSINGOFF THAT LIST.>> IT'S STRESSFUL, AND FORSOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY HAS ADDEDSTRESS OF COMING BACK FROM WARAND TRYING TO REASSIMILATE INTCIVILIAN LIFE, THAT A LOT OFTIMES CAN BE OVERWHELMIN>> THE GOAL OF OPERATION TINYHOME IS NOT JUST TO BUILD A HOMEFOR A VETERAN, BUT ALSO TO GIVVETERANS THE HANDS-ONEXPERIENCE, OF BUILDING A HOME.SOME OF THE PEOPLE TAKING PARTIN THE WORKSHOP IN LONGWOODARE VETERANS THEMSELVES.THE BUILDING A BETTER FUTUREPROGRAM GIVES THEM JSKILLS, AND, AS IT WILL FOR THISWOUNDED WARRIOR, A WAY FORWARD.>> I'M JUST SO HAPPY, AND ICAN'T WAIT TILL IT'S DONE.

A nonprofit dedicated to empowering veterans stopped in Central Florida this weekend to give a local wounded warrior a fresh start.

Operation Tiny Home brought its Build a Better Future Program to the Orlando area for a three-day workshop that runs through Monday.

The program brings veterans together to learn construction skills as they build a so-called tiny house for a fellow veteran in need. The homes, typically 750 square feet or smaller, are a new concept designed to make housing more affordable.

"It's going to change my life financially and spiritually," said Pete Banach, an Iraq War veteran who will be the recipient of the home being built at Cornerstone Tiny Homes in Longwood. "I'm going to be able to be a little bit more free to get out and get more of the help that I need."

Banach served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, doing two tours in Iraq.

"I got blown up in 2007, and ever since that, I've been struggling with a lot of issues," Banach told WESH 2.

PTSD, fractured vertebrae and a shattered ankle are just a few of Banach's struggles. But thanks to Operation Tiny Home, Cornerstone Tiny Homes and Fairways for Warriors, Banach can soon take paying for housing off that list.

Builders say this is the first tiny home that will completely meet Florida building code.

"Tiny houses are historically on wheels," said Brett Hiltbrand, CEO of Cornerstone Tiny Homes. "This house is going to be mounted to a foundation with no wheels. We'll deliver it to the site and attach it in a code-compliant manner."

Those behind the tiny homes project say its aim is to ease the burden of housing instability.

"It's stressful, and for somebody who actually has added stress of coming back from war and trying to reassimilate into civilian life, that a lot of times can be overwhelming," said Zack Giffin, a spokesman for Operation Tiny Home and cohost of the television show “Tiny House Nation.”

"I'm just so happy, and I can't wait until it's done," said Banach, accompanied by his dog Brucey. "This is a new beginning for both of us," he said.